Mascot
Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing
The owner of an apartment in the troubled Mascot Towers has accused the NSW government of the “ultimate betrayal”.
- by Sue Williams
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Randwick apartment fetches $1.44 million on bumper auction day
More than a dozen buyers turned out to compete for the two-bedroom apartment, including an investor planning to buy the unit for his adult children.
- by Kate Burke
Mascot Towers nightmare set to end as owners sell for knockdown prices
A rescue package will allow apartment owners to get out of the block and get on with their lives, although some are still missing out.
- by Sue Williams
Veronica and Clif’s home was once worth $2.2m. They’re now being offered $400,000
Property owners in the troubled Mascot Towers apartment block are set to have their debts cancelled, but not everyone is happy.
- by Sue Williams
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Sell up and wipe your debts: Owners of troubled Mascot Towers apartments thrown a lifeline
Embattled owners in the troubled Mascot Towers buildings could soon walk away from the defect-riddled buildings debt-free.
- by Sue Williams
Treacy left Mascot Towers four years ago. Now she’s $1m in debt and has brain tumours
Desperate apartment owners have been in rental accommodation as their debts from legal action mount – and a last-ditch bid to escape the nightmare failed.
- by Sue Williams
Five cars destroyed at Sydney Airport after battery from luxury electric vehicle ignites
Firefighters were called to a parking lot at Sydney Airport as flames engulfed a luxury electric car before spreading to four other vehicles.
- by Olivia Ireland
‘Five years to get nowhere’: Minister slams Sydney council over housing impasse
The Mascot case reveals how difficult it can be to complete even a small housing project, and shows the stalemate that occurs when state and local governments fail to co-operate.
- by Michael Koziol
Erskineville home sets $4.2 million suburb record
The four-bedroom semi sold for $600,000 above the reserve and more than double its 2021 sale price.
- by Carmen Forward
The principal on a mission to transform a Sydney high school
At a Mascot high school there is space for hundreds more students. But improved NAPLAN scores and a new P&C show there’s a plan to turn its fortunes around.
- by Lucy Carroll
‘Strong prosecution case’: Woman allegedly stabbed 13 times by partner
The murder case against Tony Eriksen has been described by a magistrate as “strong” after a court heard he had made alleged admissions to triple zero operators.
- by Sarah McPhee